I realize this is partially in jest. But Shero deserves some blame as well for the past 3 years of postseason failures. And this year, look at our holes....yet look how much cap room and assets we have to trade. Lots of pressure on him to improve the team this yr.

I am no fan of Bylsma's system of long breakouts, terrible power play scheme, and a lack of in-game adjustments.

When it is 2-0, on the road, and coming off a loss... you don't back off the throttle but you sure as heck don't just throw the puck around with 3 forwards standing at the opponents blue line and teams are easily jumping the boads to create turnovers. On the road, you back off, tighten the defense-to-forward gap and you bring the puck up the ice as a five man unit and get it deep.

What's the term, grind them b****** down?

Well, that isn't exactly grinding them down by losing the puck 19 times.

Bowser wrote:I am no fan of Bylsma's system of long breakouts, terrible power play scheme, and a lack of in-game adjustments.

When it is 2-0, on the road, and coming off a loss... you don't back off the throttle but you sure as heck don't just throw the puck around with 3 forwards standing at the opponents blue line and teams are easily jumping the boads to create turnovers. On the road, you back off, tighten the defense-to-forward gap and you bring the puck up the ice as a five man unit and get it deep.

What's the term, grind them b****** down?

Well, that isn't exactly grinding them down by losing the puck 19 times.

And it's not grinding them beotches down when Crosby is leading the team in hits.

Bowser wrote:I am no fan of Bylsma's system of long breakouts, terrible power play scheme, and a lack of in-game adjustments.

When it is 2-0, on the road, and coming off a loss... you don't back off the throttle but you sure as heck don't just throw the puck around with 3 forwards standing at the opponents blue line and teams are easily jumping the boads to create turnovers. On the road, you back off, tighten the defense-to-forward gap and you bring the puck up the ice as a five man unit and get it deep.

What's the term, grind them b****** down?

Well, that isn't exactly grinding them down by losing the puck 19 times.

i dont see how Shero isnt to blame? The offense got worse and he did noting in the off-season. It was clear he wanted to make a splash in FA and failed once again. Here we sit with a crappy D, 1 legit winger, tons of cap space, and a lot of D men that we are told have value....

pens#1 wrote:i dont see how Shero isnt to blame? The offense got worse and he did noting in the off-season. It was clear he wanted to make a splash in FA and failed once again. Here we sit with a crappy D, 1 legit winger, tons of cap space, and a lot of D men that we are told have value....

A trade is going to happen this season. Might happen sooner than Shero wants. But DB is mostly at blame for the way this team is performing. No reason this team should be blowing 2 goal leads against a much inferior Jets team. Disturbing trends from last season continue. That is on the head coach.

If the Pens go 500 in the next 10 games then it's time for DB to go, because then you're approaching almost the halfway point of the season and under Bylsma things have got worse each season since the cup win

DB does tons of in-game adjustments. They're just often bad. I think he over-thinks the game, instead of relying on the pulse of what's happening. The result is that he tries to force a particular concept onto the ice, and it doesn't work, doesn't fit. Or worse, it works once or twice and then he does it all the time despite repeated failures.

Do I think he should be fired? Not yet. But if the Pens fall flat this season, then it's time.